'FOLLOW-ON' EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00739R000400180014-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 25, 1959
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT: "Follow-On" Evaluation Criteria
(a) Memo for Record, dated 25 May 1959, subject "Follow-On
Operational Considerations;"
The criteria listed below is forwarded for use in the evaluation of
a "Follow-On" vehicle.
2. (a) Speed: Highest possible, consistent with altitude, range,
weight, availability and cost. Minimum acceptable M-1.8; desired M-3-
(b) Range: 9,500 N. M. is desired. Minimum acceptable is
5,600 N. M.
(c) Altitude: Minimum acceptable at the beginning of the period
(1960) is 90,000 feet. Growth potential to provide 120,000 feet at
the end of the period (1963-5) is desired.
(d) Employment: Ability to operate from one Z. I. base is
desired. Recovery at a USAF controlled overseas base or on an air-
craft carrier is permissible providing the capability to expeditiously
dismantle the vehicle is available. The ability to ferry the dismantled
vehicle in an existing and available cargo type of aircraft is required.
(e) Radar Immunity: Every effort should be made to provide
immunity from radar detection at all altitudes. Inability to obtain
desired results should not be cause for cancellation or delay.
(g) Manueverability: The vehicle must be capable of accomplish-
ing area photographic coverage and perform evasive action.
(h) Turn Around Time: After a 21+-hour alert, the ability to
perform a mission on a 126 and 4-hour basis is required. An approxi-
mate 2-3 hour turn around time is desired.
(1) System Availability: Primary mission capabilities including
ground data r uctlon equipment should be available and ready for
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operational use during the aircraft test phase. Qualitative charac-
teristics of the end results should be consistent with the job to be
done, equal to and/or better than that of CHALICE.
(j) Payload Provisions: Provisions for a 500 lb. payload and
space of approximately ' x 41 x 2=z' is required. Every effort
should be made to incorporate provisions to insure rapid interpreta-
tion, dissemination and storage of collected data.
(k) Navigation System:
(1) A self-contained automatic inertial navigation device
is required which will provide continuous position fixing at all
altitudes. It is desired that the navigation system provide
present position, time and heading to points enroute, and nadir
point location. Nadir point location, accurate within one degree
of the vertical, is desired, providing it does not add significant
complexity to the system.
(2) In order to geographically position, identify, and
correlate the various types of reconnaissance information collected,
an automatic indexing capability synchronized and correlated with
the navigational system is required.
(1) Fatigue: All known factors contributing to fatigue should
be adequately provided for in order to allow the pilot to devote full
attention to primary mission accomplishment.
(m) Escape System: A capsule type cockpit is desired. Minimum
acceptable is a full pressure, high altitude suit arrangement with a
tumble free ejection seat.
(n) Logistics: Should consider the following: maintenance,
ground handling characteristics and equipment, sortie rate, in commis-
sion rate, type fuel, personal equipment, hangar space, cargo space,
ability to disperse and/or deploy for staging, spare parts and/or
replacement, and attrition rate.
Colonel. 25X1
Chief, Operations Branch, DPD
DPD-DD/P:AES/am
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